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Meet the Pedouins
We are Bill & Amarins. We love travel, we love living simple, we love challenges and we love being together as a family. We have put all this together in a bicycle trip to Alaska. On the trip to Alaska we want to share our family's journey with others to demonstrate how to live a dream despite the economic, social or educational climate. Our family's journey started when we met in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Our adventures together have evolved since. With rural Mount Vernon, Kentucky, as home base, we have lived in The Netherlands, North Carolina and Florida. We have three daughters; Cheyenne, Jasmine and Robin. Their birthplaces are a fine representation of our travel spirit. They have shared our joy to travel and live simple on many occasions. The journey to Alaska is a learning experience that will last us a life time. We expect it will...
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Life is short and I have always lived it to the fullest. Whether that is shoveling horse manure as a teenager or giving food to the hungry in the West Bank in the late nineties. This journey is a continued expression of my desire to smell, taste, hear, touch and feel life. I am the Captain of the Quint. As Captain, I handle the steering, gearing and breaking of the entire 14.5 foot tandem bicycle (not including trailer). Back to Top
On the Quint I am stoker #1, I get to ride behind my Dad. I am very creative with the materials I find in nature.   I want to be a horse rider like my big sister Cheyenne.
As stoker #2, I sit in the middle of the Quint, behind Jasmine and in front of my Mom. My crank arms were especially made to fit my legs. Because I am still so young, I will have a backrest and a belt buckle to keep me in my seat.
I am privileged to be a stay-at-home mom, where we practice real-life schooling. With no permanent place of residence during the journey it should be no problem to roll into real-life schooling on the road. For the past two years I have been working as tax-preparer. This experience has been invaluable for our financial planning. In my leisure time I enjoy reading non-fiction books. Whether it be business, psychology, biography or other. One book usually leads to another. Our local libraries have been great sources of information for me. I am stoker #3 on the Quint, behind Robin and in front of Cheyenne. Although the word co-captain crosses my mind, I will try to limit my advice when it comes to captaining the bicycle.
I know how many planets there are in the Solar System. There are eight planets in the Solar System. I know how many degrees are in a circle: 360 degrees. I want to be a horse racer. And I want to be a pilot, like the WASPs. I read about the WASPs in the book of Molly, from The American Girls Collection. We have a bike that is yellow. A 5-person bike. We are going to Florida first and follow the coast of Florida. Then we are going straight through Texas. Next we are going up the California coast. From there we are going on to Alaska before it is winter. We are going to house sit when it is winter in Alaska. Then we are going to Boston and back home. -The End- By Cheyenne, May 7th, 2009 Working on a stick project.  
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